mfg Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) Studebaker once advertised their (then) new Avanti is being offered with a "unique, floor mounted four speed transmission without a clutch pedal"..........True? Edited November 21, 2018 by mfg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, mfg said: Studebaker once advertised their (then) new Avanti is being offered with a "unique, floor mounted four speed transmission without a clutch pedal"..........True? False Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, studegary said: False Sorry, you're answer is incorrect. Edited November 21, 2018 by mfg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 I would be interested to see that ad, or a least a reference to it. It does not make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, studegary said: I would be interested to see that ad, or a least a reference to it. It does not make sense to me. This statement comes from an April, 1962 press release kit......Obviously an error..... nevertheless, Studebaker's Public Relations Department released it this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 3 hours ago, mfg said: This statement comes from an April, 1962 press release kit......Obviously an error..... nevertheless, Studebaker's Public Relations Department released it this way! Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 37 minutes ago, studegary said: Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving! You're welcome!....And a Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudeNorm Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 20 hours ago, studegary said: I would be interested to see that ad, or a least a reference to it. It does not make sense to me. I'm with Gary on this. Not that I don't believe the truth in the statement. This is such a fantastical (new word on my part) type error I just want to see it for myself. Where do you find this stuff? Oh wait! When did Volkswagen come out with their floor mounted stick shift 4 speed without a clutch pedal? I remember driving one of those back in the early seventies. It was awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 29 minutes ago, StudeNorm said: I'm with Gary on this. Not that I don't believe the truth in the statement. This is such a fantastical (new word on my part) type error I just want to see it for myself. Where do you find this stuff? Oh wait! When did Volkswagen come out with their floor mounted stick shift 4 speed without a clutch pedal? I remember driving one of those back in the early seventies. It was awkward. As I read and re-read it, I'm convinced that (at this early point) the advertising company did not fully understand what they were advertising!! In my opinion, they were thinking of the (optionally) manually controlled AVANTI POWERSHIFT automatic transmission.....Calling it a "4 speed" was also, of course, an error! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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